Anonymous is Launching Its 'Total War' On Trump Today

Donald Trump is having a brutal week, but Anonymous claims it's going to make it much worse for him. The hacker group, which announced last month that it was taking on Trump, is launching its "total war" on the Republican frontrunner on April 1. And it appears that's no joke. Anonymous plans to shut down Trump's website—as of Friday morning it was still active—"dismantle his campaign and sabotage his brand," according to Politico.

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"We have more than enough knowledge and power on our team to do almost whatever," a hacker associated with Anonymous told Politico this week.

Two weeks ago, the group claimed to have released personal information about Trump, including his social security number and cell number, but the attack was mostly underwhelming because much of the information was outdated. Still, federal authorities started an investigation into the leak. Anonymous has also promised to give Hillary Clinton the same treatment.

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If Anonymous is successful in bringing down Trump's website and leaking potentially embarrassing information, it would cap what's arguably been the candidate's toughest week. He's come under intense fire for criticizing the appearance of Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi, faced a barrage of questions about his campaign manager's arrest over allegedly grabbing a female reporter, and backpedaled on his remark that women who seek illegal abortions should be punished. And now he trails Ted Cruz by roughly 10 points in Wisconsin, site of the next Republican primary.